Streaming video via Apple AirPlay to hotel TVs is finally here

Over 60 IHG Hotels & Resorts now support streaming video over AirPlay to hotel room TVs. Photo: Apple/IHG The long wait for easy access to AirPlay in hotel rooms is over. Sort of. Apple announced Thursday that a hotel chain is supporting the feature that allows iPhone and iPad users to wirelessly stream content to … Read more

iPhone’s New AirPlay Feature for Hotel Room TVs Begins Rolling Out

Apple has announced that iPhone and iPad users can wirelessly stream videos, music, and photos from their device to their hotel room TV via AirPlay at select IHG Hotels & Resorts properties in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico starting today, including select Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, Candlewood Suites, and InterContinental locations. Apple says IHG has made … Read more

This security flaw could let hackers unlock hotel doors across the world by hijacking keycards

Security researchers have found a relatively easy and cheap way to clone the keycards used on three million Saflok electronic RFID locks in 13,000 hotels and homes all over the world. The keycard and lock manufacturer, Dormakaba, has been notified, and it is currently working to replace the vulnerable hardware – but it’s a long, … Read more

How Crestron AV-over-IP solution is helping this eSports and hotel business thrive

How much is a million? Here’s one example: If you took one million US dollar bills and laid them end to end, the chain of cash would stretch for 96.9 miles — roughly the distance from Manhattan to the Hamptons out on Long Island. Piling those same bills vertically would yield a stack well taller … Read more

Florida Mom Arrested for Leaving 11-Year-Old Kid in Hotel Room with Deceased Guy after Ménage à Tois With 2 Men

A woman from Florida was taken into custody after it was alleged that she had a drug-fueled sexual encounter with two men and then abandoned her child, who was 11 years old, in a hotel room with a deceased man. According to a statement from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Amy Kemper, 32, allegedly admitted … Read more